Meet the New Boss: NBC's Pentagon Beat Sweetener
You may have heard about new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's trip to Iraq–mainly because while in the country he told some U.S. soldiers that they were there because of 9/11. That led to coverage like...
View ArticleAfghan War: NBC Lets the Generals Do the Talking
NBC Nightly News (10/7/11) marked the 10th anniversary of the Afghan War on October 7 with a segment that linked the war to the Occupy Wall Street protests. As anchor Brian Williams put it in the...
View ArticleThis Time, Trust Anonymous WMD Claims–They've Got 'Specific Intelligence'
The theatrics of WMD claims about Syria--satellite images, anonymous sources and so on--are obviously reminiscent of the lead up to the Iraq War. But media stress that this time--it's different.
View ArticleNBC Misreports Collateral Murder Video
Covering the Manning verdict on NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams said that Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski had "covered this story from the start." But you'd have a hard time believing...
View ArticleIntelligence Sources Play an Early April Fool's Joke on NBC News
US intelligence claims about a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border are just that--claims. On NBC Nightly News, however, anchor Brian Williams and Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski not...
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